The
International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working "tirelessly" to
solve the Red Sea crisis, which is severely disrupting the global transport of
goods, its head Arsenio Dominguez said.
Yemen's
Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, have launched dozens of attacks against ships
in the Red Sea since November, targeting boats headed for Israel in an act of
"solidarity" with the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, which is in the
grip of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Despite retaliatory strikes by the US
and UK, the rebels are still launching attacks, firing at the US ship
"Star Nasia" and the UK vessel "Morning Tide" on Tuesday.( 6 Feb)
The IMO,
the United Nations agency responsible for security at sea, is working to ensure
that "parties continue to talk so
that the situation does not degenerate any further, and we can return to a safe
maritime environment," Panama-born Secretary-General Dominguez told
AFP on Thursday.
"We are working tirelessly to
coordinate action that will lead to a resolution," Dominguez added from
the IMO's London headquarters.